Pink Winter Valentine Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a pretty in pink winter/Valentine card and wishing a happy holidays to those who celebrate.

I started my card by embossing a pink panel with a 3D snowflake embossing folder.  I then used a snowflake swirl die to cut out the front panel, leaving sufficient room at the bottom to stamp and color up the Snow Girl Waving image.

I combined words from Fairies, Stardust, Magic and Winter Sucks to create the sentiment.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your day!

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Cocoa-themed Winter Friendship Card

  Hello, Crackerbox Stamps fans!  Toni here sharing a sweet cocoa-themed winter friendship card.

I started my card by stamping and coloring up the Snow Girl image.  Isn't she sweet?  I cut out the mug in coordinating patterned paper and embossed the Hot Chocolate Hug Saying in dark brown.

I adhered a few wooden snowflakes onto the card base, nestling the Snow Girl and Mug among them.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Holiday Sorting Hat Card

  Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a Harry Potter-themed holiday card.

I started my card by stamping the Sorting Hat onto the card front.  I colored that up using Copics.  

I then applied Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff as well as the Blowing Snowflakes with Versamark and embossing powder as both require a heat gun.

I stamped the Magic of the Season and then decided to sponge a hint of blue along the bottom edge of the card.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Light Up Christmas Story Leg Lamp Card

 Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing an interactive holiday card inspired by the movie, A Christmas Story.

I started my card by coloring up the leg lamp from Leg Lamp & Sayings Set of 3.  I then built the aperture needed to accommodate the Chibi light underneath the window, using a piece of plaid "wallpaper" to hide the copper tape.  I used a paper doily for the valance for a vintage touch.

A heart indicates where you need to push to get the lamp to light up.  I stamped the electric sex quote from the movie on the interior of the card.  I think this one will give someone a good giggle.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Snarky Retro 60s Style New Year Card

 Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a humorous card for the New Year or any time.

Talk about simple and quick to make with this one. I stamped the Drinking Couple with Versafine Clair Nocturne and mounted it on black to match the embossed Falling Ice sentiment panel. I mounted these on a hot-foiled card front but you could easily use a piece of patterned paper instead.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Fun Elephant Birthday Card

 Hello, my friends!  Toni here sharing a cheerful and sassy birthday card.

Today's card was really fun to make. The Birthday Elephant image pairs perfectly with the Birthday Set 2 sentiment, doesn't it? I colored up and die-cut the pair, then mounted it on a foil panel. This panel was then placed on top of a hot-foiled panel, which was placed on top of another foil panel. Sassy and fun!

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Classic Grinch Holiday Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a cute and simple holiday card featuring the Grinch.

This card was so simple to make which is great for this busy time of year.

I stamped, colored up, and cut out the Grinch Standing image.  I placed the image on the card front on which I had stamped the Grinch Saying Long using Versafine Clair Nocturne.  I mounted the front on black and used peppermint twine for added interest.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Funny Coffee Lovers Any Occasion Card

Hello, friends!  Toni with you today sharing the card I had made for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I stamped Helen with Coffee Lg onto Copic-friendly cardstock and used a stencil with Catherine Pooler Limonello around her. I then colored her up, stamped the Coffee Set 1 sentiment with Versafine Clair Nocturne and diecut the panel before adhering it to a black base.

For a full list of products used, visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  You can also see more of my creations on my Instagram.  

Be sure to comment on the Crackerbox Stamps Winter Coffee Lovers post for a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the shop.  For a chance at a second $30 gift certificate, enter the Winter Coffee Lovers Hop itself.

We are also offering 25% off the Coffee & Tea Category from November 1-8! No coupon code is necessary.

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Embossed Floral Sympathy Card

Hello, my friends!  Toni here with you today sharing a sympathy card.

I stamped the Hydrangea Lg image in the corner of a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock then watercolored it using Zig Real Brush Markers.

Next I used the stamp itself as a mask and spattered the card front using Peerless Gold Watercolor Paint. Once that air-dried (I didn't want to warp the panel using my heat gun--eeee), I stamped the Heartfelt Sympathy sentiment using Versafine Clair Nocturne.  

I felt the plain version was too plain but because it was a sympathy card I didn't want to get too blingy.  3D embossing to the rescue!

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Humorous Grumpy Bear Winter Card

 Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a humorous card perfect for lightening up those winter blues.

I started this card by using a background I had created ages ago using a stencil and Brushos. I spattered Copic Opaque White as snow and added a glitter hill to adapt it to winter.

Then I colored up the Grumpy Bear Bernard image using Copics, diecut the panel with a deckle edge and mounted it on a piece of kraft cardstock.  

To complete the card, I stamped the Wish I Was a Bear sentiment with Versafine Clair Nocturne and gave it the same diecut treatment.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Elegant Wheat Thanksgiving Cards

 Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a couple of elegant and simple Thanksgiving cards.

For my first card I stamped the Wheat using Catherine Pooler Tutti Frutti and Orange Twist.  I didn't worry about removing the color between stampings nor making sure everything was perfectly aligned so there's a bit of variation which adds to the homemade quality.

I finished the card by stamping and embossing Happy Thanksgiving in gold on a panel with gold washi edges.

For the second card I went even simpler with a one-layer card.  I used more Catherine Poolers inks including Icing on the Cake, a lovely dark brown.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Cute & Humorous Thanksgiving Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a humorous Thanksgiving card.

I stamped the Turkey Goofy image directly onto card front cut from Copic-friendly cardstock and colored him up with Copics.  

Next I added a strip of leftover 6x6 cardstock to ground him.  I embossed the Nibble Nibble and Go Pluck Yourself sentiments white on black cardstock and placed them so the turkey could be surprised then absolutely indignant that someone wants to eat him.  LOL.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Simple Autumn Season Card

 Hi, friends!  Toni here with you today sharing a seasonal autumn card.

I stamped Skeleton Leaf 2 in a variety of shades of Catherine Pooler inks, sometimes off-stamping to lighten the color.  By the way, there a few different skeleton type leaves in the shop.

I didn't want to cover up the background so embossed the  Autumn Dancing sentiment in gold on vellum and used my sewing machine to attach it to the panel.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Kooky Minion Halloween Card

Boo!  Toni here with you today sharing a really cute and rather kooky Halloween card featuring Dave Jumping.

My idea was to use Dave Jumping as hanging from a Witch's Broom zipping around in the night sky.  

I masked a circle on the card front and used my Copic Airbrush to color the background in shades of patchy blue as though there's a bit of cloud cover.  I spattered alcohol to create the large drops then Copic Opaque White for stars.

Using Copics I colored up the images as well as added a few craters to the moon which I sponged lightly in yellow along the edges.

Finally I stamped the Harry P 1 and embossed it in white. How perfect is that sentiment for pretty much any Minion card, right?

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Bright & Spooky Minion Halloween

Hello, my friends!  Toni here with you today sharing a bright and spooky Minion Halloween card.

My first step was sponging the background using Catherine Pooler inks.  I applied a spiderweb stencil on top of that then spattered the lot with water.

Next I colored up the Tombstone Lg and Ghost Minion using Copics.  Notice how I aged the gravestone by spritzing a paper towel with alcohol and pressing it against the colored image--it lifts the color away in random ways.

To complete the scene, I stamped the Tree Wide Bare on the background then diecut a spooky fence and grass.  

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft. Have a great rest of your week!

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Halloween Gravestone Cupcake Toppers

 Hello, my friends!  Toni here with you today sharing cupcake toppers for a Halloween gathering.  

I started this project by sponging scrap cardstock panels in a variety of Distress Oxides in Halloween (or least adjacent) colors: Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Lumberjack Plaid, Seedless Preserves, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Uncharted Mariner.  I spattered water then gave the panels a quick dry with my heat gun.

Next I cut out the panels using a gravestone die from my stash then stamped and embossed the Tombstone Lg and Tombstone Set 2 in Ranger White Detail Fine Embossing Powder. 

I added a bit of Distress Ink Black Soot along the edges after this to give them a bit more dramatic flair. Now they're ready to top some cupcakes. Or you could create a sheet cake graveyard with them.  Sprinkle some Oreo "dirt" on there too.  How very fun!

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Colorful One Layer Halloween Card

 Boo to you, friends!  Toni here with you today sharing a not so spooky but very colorful one layer Halloween card.

I sponged the card base with Catherine Pooler Orange Twist, Flirty Fuschia, Suede Shoes and touch of Black Soot. I spattered it with water then dried it with my heat gun.

Next I stamped and embossed the Web Corners Set of 2 with Ranger Detail Fine White Embossing Powder.  I embossed the Crabby Cat and Black Cats Prowl sentiment in Black Embossing Powder. Super simple and colorfully fun!

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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Spooky October Birthday Card

Hi there!  Toni  here with you today sharing a humorous October birthday card. 

I stamped the Skeleton Birthday in Versamark and embossed it with Ranger Detail Fine White Embossing Powder. I added the birthday noisemaker from the Minion 1 set. I used Polychromos colored pencils to add just a hint of color.

Next I added some scraps of Halloween-themed 6x6 paper then embossed the Every Bone in My Body and Spider Spooky in Stampendous Black Embossing Powder.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Harry Potter Holiday Card for Muggles

Hello, everyone!  Toni here with you today sharing a Harry Potter holiday card featuring Ron.

I started my card by stamping the Santa hat from the Minion 1 set.  I masked the hat then stamped Ron from the Harry P 1 set.  I stamped him again so I could paper piece his robe's collar and his hands with cuffs, and also stamped him on a piece of plaid paper for his hand-me-down robe.

I colored him up using Copics then paper-pieced his outfit.  I really like how that turned out.  For the sentiment, I combined the Holiday Greetings Harry and Happy Birthday Muggle stamps.  I sponged the edges of the card base rather heavily with Distress Oxide Mustard Seed and added a snowflake border.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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Summery & Humorous Friendship Card

Hello, lovelies!  Toni is here with you today to share a summery friendship card.

I stamped out the Sunflower Large on a white panel and then used Polychromos colored pencils to color it up.  I framed the panel in black and then mounted it on a bright yellow gingham cardstock. I stamped the Who You Are sentiment with Versafine Clair Nocturne on an oval panel cut from a coordinating yellow plaid. I added a black strip beneath to help visually pop it up from the base.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week! 

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